With his powerful novels and essays, Mr. Oe tried to ensure that Japan learned the lessons of its 20th-century militarism.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Traute Lafrenz, Last Survivor of Anti-Hitler Group, Dies at 103
As a member of the White Rose, a small anti-Nazi resistance group, she used peaceful tactics to try persuading Germans to turn against Hitler.
Ans Westra, 86, Dies; Her Photos Captured a Changing New Zealand
She created a comprehensive record of the country’s social history, her focus often falling outside New Zealand’s white conservative mainstream.
Georgina Beyer, 65, Dies; Considered First Transgender Parliament Member
A New Zealand lawmaker, she fought for the rights of sex workers, L.G.B.T.Q. and Māori people, and won a battle to legalize civil unions for couples of any gender.
Duong Tuong, Who Opened Western Works to Vietnamese Readers, Dies at 90
He translated works by Proust, Nabokov, Tolstoy and Emily Brontë into Vietnamese, and a classic Vietnamese poem, ‘The Tale of Kieu,’ into English.
Maurizio Costanzo, Who Transformed Italian Talk Shows, Dies at 84
Praised by critics as the inventor of contemporary Italian television, he also used his position to take on the Sicilian Mafia, which tried to kill him.
Ahmed Qurei, Former Palestinian Premier and Peace Envoy, Dies at 86
A member of the old guard of Palestinian leaders, Mr. Qurei was a principal architect of the Oslo Accords, the first peace agreement with Israel.
Betty Boothroyd, Britain’s First Female House of Commons Speaker, Dies at 93
The speaker made Britain’s parliamentary proceedings must-see TV, even in other countries.
Shinta Ratri, Fighter for Transgender Rights in Indonesia, Dies at 60
The Islamic boarding school she helped found offers a haven for transgender women in a country where discrimination can be acute.
Robert Hébras, Last Survivor of a 1944 Massacre in France, Dies at 97
Dead bodies shielded him as the Nazis killed 643 people in Oradour-sur-Glane. He spent his life keeping the memory of the slaughter alive.